This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2000
Page
16
Three Iowa officials announced a toll free line to report push polling and deceptive campaigning. Gov. Vilsack Secretary Culver and Attorney General Miller urged reporting to deter out of state telemarketers and strengthen penalties and disclosure rules.
A 10 a.m. Saturday blaze at Chuck Schneider’s home on 1590 63rd St south of Garrison destroyed a corn crib used for an organic egg business. Firefighters saved grain bins but lost most of 150 laying hens. Cause blamed on faulty wiring to a night light. Damage estimates pending. Keystone and Van Horne assisted Garrison firefighters.
An 18-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck at Fairview Avenue and Dawson Street north of downtown Waterloo. The accident occurred at 10 04 p m Friday. Police withheld the riders name pending family notification. the truck driver, 45, was not injured.
Dennis J. Bunn Jr., 18, of Montezuma, faces a third degree sexual abuse charge in a joint Poweshiek Mahaska County investigation. He appeared in Poweshiek County District Court Friday and posted a $13,000 unsecured bond. The case stems from a Sept. 16 incident involving a 14-year-old girl. Bunn is on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry since a 1997 conviction for third degree sexual abuse in Wapello County, with a prior assault conviction and high risk to reoffend assessment.
In Cedar Rapids Czech Village prospers with a diverse business district. Cary Jacobs recalls late 1950s rituals like free wieners at Polehna's and visits to family grandparents. She later worked at Wilson's meatpacking across the 16th Avenue bridge, seeking funds for college after a history of Czech family work.
Ed Calhoun found Sean Kaliher’s water stained license in Lake Macbride while fishing. The license dated 1980 to 1983 belongs to Sean who died in 1983 during a rappelling accident near Boone after trying to rescue a friend. Dennis Kaliher, Sean’s father, confirms the family’s Cedar Rapids years and traces.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.